Best vegan running shoes: 5 that pass, and the Ghost Max made with cow leather
Our pick is the Brooks Ghost 18: Brooks says no animal-derived dyes or glues. Mizuno, Newton and Veja pass too, but one Brooks Ghost Max is cow leather.
Tara Weaver
Tara has been vegan since 2012. She cooks for fun, invents dishes for the site and has tried more vegan beauty products than she can count. She writes about beauty and personal care, fashion and materials, everyday vegan living, the ethics debates and the recipes. No formal training, plenty of practice, and a firm belief that dinner should taste good first.
Is wool vegan? No, and it can hide in the lining of a shoe sold on its tree fiber
No, wool isn't vegan, mulesing-free and recycled included. Allbirds' Tree Runner has a merino lining; Patagonia, Columbia and Uniqlo sell wool-free layers.
Is it cheaper to be vegan? On average, yes, and the savings come from what you stop eating
On average, yes. In a 16-week US trial, food costs fell about 16% on a low-fat vegan diet, more than in the control group, mostly from meat and dairy.
Crop deaths don’t make veganism pointless
Crop deaths don't make veganism pointless. Counted per person fed, a vegan diet kills about 0.3 field animals a year, against 1.5 for a grass-fed omnivore.
How to stay vegan while traveling: the vegan airline meal has fine print, so pack your own
On short US flights you often can't order a vegan meal: American offers it domestically only in First. Pack solid food; hummus falls under the 3.4 oz rule.
Best vegan deodorants: 6 read from the label, and the Humble stick with beeswax
Our vegan deodorant pick is Humble's baking soda-free Sensitive Skin stick. Schmidt's is Certified Vegan. Skip Humble's Original formula: it uses beeswax.
Why are vegans so extreme? Mostly because a meat-free plate sounds like a verdict
Vegans may be less judgmental than they seem: in a 2012 paper, meat eaters expected harsher moral judgment than vegetarians gave. Why the label sticks.
Can a car be vegan? The cabin can, and leather-free is the wrong word to trust
BMW says even its vegan-interior cars keep gelatine, lanolin and tallow traces in hidden coatings, paint and rubber. The cabin can be animal-free: 6 EVs read.
Can vegans eat oysters? Not by the definition, and the science hasn’t settled the rest
Oysters aren't vegan: they're animals. Whether they can suffer is unsettled; a first 2022 literature scan found no paper showing it either way. Our line.
Does veganism really help animals? Yes, as odds, and nearly all of them are chickens
Veganism helps animals as odds, not a body count: a skipped purchase may be the one that cuts an order. 96 in 100 US land animals slaughtered are chickens.
